Work glove

Abstract

A glove includes a body portion defining a space to receive a body portion of a hand, and a plurality of digit portions extending from the body portion, including a set of finger portions and a thumb portion, wherein each digit portion defines an elongated digit receiving space. A first finger portion of the set of finger portions includes a knitted back side segment, a grip side segment and a first knitted fourchette segment extending from the knitted back side segment to the grip side segment. The first knitted fourchette segment and the knitted back side segment are of a continuous knit. The first knitted fourchette segment has a thickness that is less than a thickness of the knitted back side segment.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A glove, comprising:
 a body portion defining a space to receive a body portion of a hand;   a plurality of digit portions extending from the body portion, including a set of finger portions and a thumb portion, wherein each digit portion defines an elongated digit receiving space;   wherein a first finger portion of the set of finger portions includes a knitted back side segment, a grip side segment and a first knitted fourchette segment extending from the knitted back side segment to the grip side segment;   wherein the first knitted fourchette segment and the knitted back side segment are of a continuous knit;   wherein the first knitted fourchette segment has a thickness that is less than a thickness of the knitted back side segment.   
     
     
         2 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the knitted back side segment is formed of at least a first yarn and a second yarn, and wherein the first knitted fourchette segment is formed of only the first yarn, with the first yarn running continuously from the knitted back side segment onto the first knitted fourchette segment. 
     
     
         3 . The glove of  claim 2 , wherein the first knitted fourchette segment joins the knitted back side segment along a transition border, wherein the second yarn does not cross the transition border. 
     
     
         4 . The glove of  claim 2 , wherein the knitted back side segment if formed of the first yarn, the second yarn and a third yarn. 
     
     
         5 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the grip side segment is a material other than knitted, wherein the first knitted fourchette segment is stitched to an edge of the grip side segment. 
     
     
         6 . The glove of  claim 2 , wherein the first finger portion further includes a second knitted fourchette segment extending from the knitted back side segment to the grip side segment, wherein the second knitted fourchette segment has a thickness that is less than the thickness of the knitted back side segment. 
     
     
         7 . The glove of  claim 6 , wherein the second knitted fourchette segment is formed of only the first yarn, with the first yarn running continuously from the knitted back side segment onto the second knitted fourchette segment. 
     
     
         8 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the first knitted fourchette segment is no more than 60% of the thickness of the knitted back side segment. 
     
     
         9 . A glove, comprising:
 a body portion defining a space to receive a body portion of a hand;   a plurality of digit portions extending from the body portion, including a set of finger portions and a thumb portion, wherein each digit portion defines an elongated digit receiving space;   wherein a first finger portion of the set of finger portions includes a knitted back side segment, a grip side segment, a first knitted fourchette segment extending from the knitted back side segment to the grip side segment and a second knitted fourchette segment extending from the knitted back side segment to the grip side segment;   wherein the first knitted fourchette segment, the second knitted fourchette segment and the knitted back side segment are of a continuous knit;   wherein the knitted back side segment is formed of a plurality of yarns;   wherein the first knitted fourchette segment and the second knitted fourchette segment are each formed of at least one yarn less than the plurality of yarns, such that each of the first knitted fourchette segment and the second knitted fourchette segment has a thickness that is less than a thickness of the knitted back side segment.   
     
     
         10 . The glove of  claim 9 , wherein the knitted back side segment is formed of at least a first yarn and a second yarn, and wherein each of the first knitted fourchette segment and the second knitted fourchette segment is formed of only the first yarn, with the first yarn running continuously from the knitted back side segment onto the first knitted fourchette segment and from the knitted back side segment onto the second knitted fourchette segment. 
     
     
         11 . The glove of  claim 10 , wherein the first knitted fourchette segment joins the knitted back side segment along a first transition border, wherein the second knitted fourchette segment joins the knitted back side segment along a second transition border, wherein the second yarn does not cross the first transition border or the second transition border. 
     
     
         12 . The glove of  claim 11 , wherein the knitted back side segment if formed of the first yarn, the second yarn and a third yarn, wherein the third yarn does not cross the first transition border or the second transition border. 
     
     
         13 . The glove of  claim 9 , wherein the grip side segment is a material other than knitted, wherein the first knitted fourchette segment is stitched to a first edge of the grip side segment, wherein the second knitted fourchette segment is stitched to a second edge of the grip side segment.